The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-23
SOME FINELY EDUCATED
AND INTELLECTUAL MEN
arm AMONG THEM.
Proceedings of the Association
To-day, with Personal
Sketches.
Indorse Prohibition.
THIRD DAY.

President +. III. MADISON In the chair.
Opened by music and song by Miss
Adella Rupcto of Marshall. Prayer
by Rev. ]. Fl. Armstrong Of Dallas
Prof r. Stanbery, superintendent OF
Dallas (white) pubic schools, being
present was introduced to the Associ-
alton. He said: II am at a loss just
how to address you, ! notice that the
most popular speakers who address
assemblies of this kind of your race,
step upon a pedestal and talk
down to you, as we do to our children.
But l come as teacher upon COM
mon level with you; (applause)
and as one who has been engaged in
the great profession of teacher tor
twenty-five years, what found by
experience. We want TO know what
is the essential qualification of the
teacher of to-day" He said that it
was matter Of regret that the
teacher and the superintendent should
be subject to change on account of a
change in the school boards, and
urged the teachers to so qualify them
selves as not to be dependent upon the
mere changes in school boards. His
address was sound and replete with
food for thought.
A paper on High School Work" "
was read by N. A. Banks, of Waco.
Discussion was opened by Mr.. Keal-
ing, who stated that while he person
ally favored high schools supported
by taxation, we cannot ignore the
force of the, objection raised as to
whether the State has the right to tax
its citizens for education beyond the
necessities of good citizenship, and it
is not demonstrated fact that the
high school curriculum is such an es-
sential.
Miss 1. B. Evans, OF Prairie View,
took the position favoring the high
school, contending that the reason
that white children made better
showing, was because they had bet
ter opportunity in the lower branches,
and If the pupils of the colored high
sci ool showed deficiency it was in
rthe primary and not in the higher.
L. G. Anderson, OF Prairie View,
said "The need of our schools at pres
ent is not higher work SO much as
better primary work-better common
schools. More stress should be laid on
primary principles as preparatory to
high schools. A failure here has done
more to iniure the mass than any
thing else. Let the high schools come
after the. common schools arc made
better"
Mr.. Z. T. Albert, of Terrell, folio W.
ed in preference to practical educa-
tion, not wholly discarding collegiate
education, but holding firmly the
theory, that a solid primary or inter-
mediate work is best for tie masses.
He referred to case in which about
fifty college graduates with A. b., M.
A and B. Stalled at an examination
for common school teachers in ST.
Lonis.
Mr.. Banks took the ground that there
ought to be high schools in cities and
large towns. WV. Jones urged that
high schools were = necessity but
placed great stress on the primary
work. N. w. Harllee ofEast Dallas
favored the establishment ofa high
school and showed conclusive reasons
why there should be such an institu
tion In the State to encourage the col
ored youth of the State, that when we
have good schools here at home they
would be means ofcreating home in
terest. Mr.. Harllce is one of the ablest
educators Of bis race N the State, and
is doing much for " sir Advancement
Music Solo-by Miss A. NJ. Dunn